The NTT IndyCar Series held qualifying on Saturday to set the field for Sunday’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., on the streets of Washington, D.C.
Alex Palou won his seventh pole of the season with a lap time of 56.8993 seconds at 107.558 mph. Joining him on the front is Kyle Kirkwood, who had a lap time of 57.4661 seconds at 106.498 mph. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. gets underway on Sunday at 11:30 am on Fox.
Starting Lineup:
| Position | Car No. | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | 10 | Alex Palou | 56.8993 | 107.558 |
| 2. | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | 57.4661 | 106.498 |
| 3. | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | 57.6200 | 106.213 |
| 4. | 21 | Christian Rasmussen | 57.8892 | 105.719 |
| 5. | 66 | Marcus Armstrong | 58.8145 | 104.056 |
| 6. | 12 | David Malukas | 1:10.6709 | 86.599 |
| 7. | 5 | Pato O’Ward | 57.3064 | 106.794 |
| 8. | 19 | Dennis Hauger | 57.4202 | 106.583 |
| 9. | 7 | Christian Lundgaard | 57.4420 | 106.542 |
| 10. | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | 57.5120 | 106.413 |
| 11. | 4 | Caio Collet | 57.7407 | 105.991 |
| 12. | 6 | Nolan Siegel | 58.0701 | 105.390 |
| 13. | 26 | Will Power | 57.0916 | 107.196 |
| 14. | 9 | Scott Dixon | 57.5785 | 106.290 |
| 15. | 28 | Marcus Ericsson | 57.2799 | 106.844 |
| 16. | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 57.6329 | 106.189 |
| 17. | 20 | Alexander Rossi | 57.4793 | 106.473 |
| 18. | 45 | Louis Foster | 57.7457 | 105.982 |
| 19. | 76 | Rinus VeeKay | 57.4946 | 106.445 |
| 20. | 47 | Mick Schumacher | 57.8405 | 105.808 |
| 21. | 18 | Romain Grosjean | 57.5080 | 106.420 |
| 22. | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | 57.9615 | 105.587 |
| 23. | 15 | Graham Rahal | 57.8697 | 105.755 |
| 24. | 77 | Sting Ray Robb | 58.4827 | 104.646 |
| 25. | 8 | Kyffin Simpson | 59.1654 | 103.439 |
